I want to personally thank Chairman Congressman Roe from Tennessee who has been a good friend early on.
Mark Meadows
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Mark Meadows is a former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district, serving from 2013 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he was a prominent figure in the House Freedom Caucus, advocating for limited government and fiscal conservatism. During his tenure, he was known for his strong support of the Trump administration's policies and initiatives.
I look forward to working with you to solve this issue. I believe that it is solvable.
I called this hearing to allow operators from North Carolina to tell Congress and their representatives how they feel the mine safety agency has operated.
I personally have visited, and I am not going to mention any names in terms of what mines I have been in, but I haven't found complacency.
In addition to that, I have a letter from Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, who knows this area well.
When you have these major operations, and when you get a citation and you have to stop work, that means sending people home?
The other that I would ask you for the record that we have a few days here, if you will give us additional examples from perhaps other people that were not here today.
But it is not just the three people because we had--I mean, the majority of the people here stood up and said the same thing.





